
The politics of contemporary lynching in Mexico
Understanding lynching as political does not excuse it. On the contrary, it sharpens the urgency of addressing it.

Understanding lynching as political does not excuse it. On the contrary, it sharpens the urgency of addressing it.

by Niamh Thornton Niamh Thornton introduces the case studies she uses in her chapter from Legacies of the Past: Memory and Trauma in Mexican Visual and Screen Cultures. Finding a space to discuss memory and trauma In order to talk…